Moto3 Portimao-2 FP1: Foggia challenges Acosta and the Chinese arrive

Arriving in Portimao, Pedro Acosta is five points away from the Moto3 World Champion title. A capital that he will actually have to count at the end of this penultimate stage of the season on a Dennis Foggia who is in excellent momentum, and who now has five victories this year since his achievement during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Misano, the latest match…

Peter Acosta was on this occasion on a podium that he had not surveyed since Styria. It was his first career third place, since he is having a rookie season. However, the official KTM watched from below as the Honda Leopard driver dominated the stage enjoying his sixth consecutive flag ceremony. Never seen since Brad Binder in 2016 ...

In short, the battle should be fierce, especially since the two protagonists will not be the only ones on the track. So, the other Ajo KTM rider, farmhouse, second at Misano-2, seems to be getting back into shape without us detecting an ounce of team spirit in him. Sergio Garcia will be back, and Darryn binder will be keen to finish Moto3 with an excellent result which would give him momentum towards his great destination which is MotoGP. A list that is far from exhaustive…

What will this FP1 have in store for us for its reunion in Portimao, since the site was already visited in April, a period when Acosta had triumphed? Before answering this question, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.

Moto3™ Portimao	4-2021	11-2021
FP1	1'56.978 Deniz Öncü	1'48.296 Dennis Foggia
FP2	1'49.358 Gabriel Rodrigo
FP3	1'48.214 Andrea Migno
Q1	1'48.845 Romano Fenati
Q2	1'47.423 Andrea Migno
Warm Up	1'48.152 Jaume Masia
Course	Acosta, Foggia, Migno
All time lap record	1'47.398 Jaume Masia 2020

Before the start of hostilities, it became known that the CIP KTM rider Maximilian Kofler was not allowed to take part in the Algarve Grand Prix at Portimao this weekend. On Thursday morning, the Austrian received a positive PCR test result. He hopes to be back at the season finale in Valencia next weekend. It will be replaced by Joel Kelso. The Australian has already held the position of kofler, then injured his vertebrae following a fall at Mugello, at the Sachsenring and Assen races. It is also certain that Kelso will play the full IPC season next year.

14° in the air and 15° on a track lit by a winter sun are the conditions offered to pilots for these 40 minutes of exercise.

While the rumor of the arrival of the Chinese name CFMOTO extension on the starting grid is confirmed, the first reference of choice is signed in 1'51.297 by Peter Acosta. For the CFMOTOs, which will be at Prüstel, we will remind you that it will indeed be KTM.

Acosta who is playing for the title this weekend improves to 1'50.296, ahead of the one who is contesting the crown Dennis Foggia... Riccardo rossi inaugurates the list of falls as the first quarter of an hour passes. Yamanaka falls at turn 14. Meanwhile, Acosta improves his mark in 1'49.749. Artigas, Nepa, Masia, McPhee, Fenati and finally Foggia follow.

The last quarter of an hour has begun. Acosta is still the boss in 1'49.682. Foggia is fourth, but more than seven tenths behind. However, the official KTM don't stop there. He wants to teach a lesson and will put the pressure on since here he is ten minutes from the goal with a 1'49.342 which puts his closest pursuer Guevara more than six tenths.

Three minutes from time, Nepa attacks and gets closer to 92 thousandths ofAcosta. But Foggia stripped down and announced a 1'49.064. Under the checkered flag, Foggia wins the first round ahead Acosta with the best time in 1'48/296. He puts Nepa more than seven tenths. Salac, Migno, McPhee and finally only Acosta follow. fellon is 21th.

Algarve Moto1 Grand Prix FP3 Results at Portimao:

Credit Ranking: motogp.com